Chapter 254: Change (II)
Believing in this decree of knighthood on immovable or semi-immovable property is really a stroke of genius
Because money alone has no effect on social promotion, only the establishment of industry can have a promoting effect, not to mention the far-reaching significance, it is enough to absorb the displaced people
On the earth, when the Chinese Empire was in the Song and Ming dynasties, the commodity economy developed rapidly.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang belittled industry and commerce, in fact, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, he was already a full-official businessman.
It is also said that any large-scale commercial organization has one or more adults in the officialdom behind it, so two typical ** cases broke out
Wanli Mining Incident - In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, Wanli sent eunuchs to many provinces to supervise the mining and collect mining taxes.
When Emperor Wanli wanted to open a mine and collect mining taxes, all the imperial officials, whether it was the central government, the local government, the north or the south, no matter which faction, all opposed it.
Why? It was nothing more than minerals at that time, all of which were the property of officials
The second is the tax collection event
In the 29th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Sun Long, the tax supervisor of the imperial court stationed in Suzhou, increased the tax of machine households, and more than 2,000 craftsmen of spinning, silk weaving, dyeing and kicking cloth in Suzhou gathered under the leadership of Ge Cheng to fight against taxes and strike, and Sun Long was forced to flee to Hangzhou. Ge Cheng was arrested and imprisoned, and was released in the forty-first year of Wanli. Buried in Tiger Hill after death.
Fang Xin thought of this. Can only sneer. Was the commercial tax high in the Ming Dynasty? One out of thirty is certainly not high. The annual commercial tax is only a few hundred thousand taels. And under normal circumstances. Ten million are available. So why resist taxes? Inside the money. Where did I go again? In the hands of the officials, of course.
As for the five tombstone incident in the future. The earth has also been listed as a school textbook article. In fact, it was just a combination of officials and businessmen to resist the normal tax collection of the imperial court
But. Although I can't get used to it. There is no denying it. Industry and commerce in the Ming Dynasty were bureaucratically protected. Thrive. If there is no Manchu Qing. That promotion to capitalist society is not a problem
For the current Great Fan plane. The capital was protected by the nobility. The "baby stage" has been passed. Fang Xinzhi pushed. It's just that I want to make this capital more widespread and uncommon
Fang Xin did not have the slightest intention of reforming the rural land. Because for him. The problem of rural problems in a country on the planet is only the way of violence. It is not the way to develop
On Earth. England in the 15th century. Capital development. A large number of wealthy nobles began to invest in industry and commerce.
In order to raise sheep, in order to obtain labor, there was a land enclosure movement, which forced large numbers of destitute peasants to go to the cities to work and have nothing
It was misguided that the workers, who had nothing and who had a large influx of many at once, and who had to work more than ten hours a day on very low wages, had to think that two people had considered this class to be the proletariat
In the 20th century of China, this happened to the earth, a large number of foreign goods poured in, the countryside went bankrupt, a large number of peasants became migrant workers, relative to the number of factories at that time, the workers were much higher than needed, so the wages were also very low, the working hours were also extremely long, and there was also the shadow of the proletariat, the famous article is "contract labor"
But for Fang Xindi's big fan, the road to capital promotion is much easier
Very simply, now the Dafan plane has penetrated deep into the grassland, and the wool of the textile industry can be obtained from the grassland, and secondly, there is no impact of foreign goods, and the world's industrial upgrading has its own gradual law - it will not bankrupt the countryside all of a sudden
Therefore, in the countryside, there is no need to force the peasants to work through the enclosure movement, nor does it need to deal with countless bankrupt peasants at once
The annual migration of peasants to the cities due to disasters or natural redundancy is in line with the evolutionary path, satisfying the development needs of industry and commerce for workers, and ensuring that wages are not too low because of the overabundance of migrant workers
In particular, in the past few years, as a result of the Grace Decree, many industries have increased, which has led to an increase in the demand for migrant workers, and the migrant workers in the rural areas who have naturally been transferred to the cities from surplus have not even been able to meet their needs, and their wages have increased
The fact that the countryside does not go bankrupt and can support the development of cities and industry and commerce is almost a perfect evolutionary path, several times more perfect than the evolution of capitalism in the West
The most perfect thing is not to abolish the imperial examination system, so that the Confucian scholars and doctors will bear the responsibilities of civil servants (civil servants) in the capitalist society, and balance and supervise each other
Speaking of reality, Fang Xin couldn't understand why the imperial examination system was abolished - the Western administrative civil official examination system, isn't it the imperial examination system?
On the contrary, the road of development is to further refine the "officials" below, and also carry out the imperial examination system, of course, the subjects of the examination are different
After all, the development of capital is one thing, if the administrative units are capitalized, then the public responsibility and morality of the state will be lost, and the society will become a plague that will spread throughout the country - China in the 21st century on the earth, in a state of no faith, does not make Fang Xin shocked?
Who said that Chinese Confucian society could not evolve into a capitalist society?
This is a more perfect, harmonious and powerful path than the evolution of Western capital
At this time, Fang Xin was completely sure of his victory, and was in his trance, when he heard someone say: "Oh, this is not Mr. Sun, I have admired him for a long time!" ”
"It turned out to be Principal He, and I've admired it for a long time."
Fang Xin was stunned when he heard this, turned around and looked
A middle-aged man was bringing people up for a feast
"Lord, this is He Xinzhi, the principal of one of the twenty new technical schools in the imperial capital, and the official of the ninth grade." Xiang Luoyan whispered.
At this time, the meal had already been eaten, and Fang Xin said, "Mr. Sun, I still have something to do, so let's take a step back." It's really speculative today, and I'll see you in the future! ”
Sun Baoya smiled and nodded, and didn't stay long.
Fang Xin went downstairs, and when he got below, several people followed, looking around vigilantly
"How is He Xinzhi?"
"Back to the emperor, this person still has some knowledge, opened last year, recruited some old craftsmen, and made standard textbooks, and taught technicians, which are very popular with all workshops and factories......" Xiang Luoyan's attitude changed greatly, and he said cautiously.
Fang Xin smiled and said, "That's it, I know!" ”
After speaking, he paced Fang Bu and muttered.
Fang Xin did not engage in compulsory education at all, although now that the imperial court has passed the Tui En Decree and obtained a large number of new sources of taxes, the result is that the state finance has increased by 30 million silver yuan at once, and it is still increasing continuously
But Fang Xin doesn't do it, at least not now
The reason is very simple: at this historical stage, ignorant people are beneficial to the advancement of society
Intellectuals, like workers, have a problem with the employment rate, and once there is more unemployment, it will lead to social unrest
So now Fang Xin conforms to the avenue and establishes a technical school to train technicians
Unlike on Earth, there are no political or social classes, not even language classes, as long as they can read and write
Moreover, in fact, private education is sufficient
With the development of printing, a large number of people opened academies in the people, and Dafan private learning was very prosperous, and with the development of the times, the lectures of the academy have begun to develop, involving music, geography, mathematics, astronomy, calendar, and water conservancy, which are the development of the times
In this regard, Fang Xin watched quietly, not happy or angry
For the present historical stage, folk intellectuals are sufficient, and the only thing is to guide their development direction
Perhaps, after waiting for another thirty or fifty years, the constitution, parliament, and compulsory education can be carried out, and then it will be appropriate, Fang Xin thought so, he let go of his mind, and looked around in a blink of an eye, surrounded by people coming and going, and the streets were full of people.
Fang Xin followed the river, walking and watching the scenery.
"Your Majesty, it's not too early, shouldn't you go back to the palace?" Xiang Luoyan waited for another half an hour and asked, "When the queen mother came, she instructed the ministers to remind the emperor." ”
"I see." Fang Xin said that in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, Fang Xin married the queen, although considering the problem of the reign time, Fang Xin did not have children immediately, but the inner palace also has a queen and two concubines, which is in line with the tradition of this era
Speaking of this, Fang Xin suddenly remembered a question, that is, the influence of the Tui En Order
Since there is a division of the family, will the nobles carefully consider the issue of taking concubines? After all, there is no effective contraceptive method now, but there are more sons and more family property.
Of course, this was just an accidental thought, Fang Xin turned around and motioned to go back
A moment later, a carriage that had already been prepared stopped and the door opened, allowing the Emperor to go back
The royal charioteer, driving the carriage, moved forward steadily, and the whip flicked in the air, making a crisp sound.
A large number of guards secretly followed
Fang Xin is definitely not the master of Weifu's private interview, and he is not a white dragon fish suit when he goes out, he is surrounded by a large number of guards and secret agents from the Internal Affairs Office, so to speak, it is basically solid
With the power at his disposal, there was no need for this, no one could assassinate him
But this is the rule, the rule that an emperor should have
This is how it is reflected in every move
Halfway through the carriage, someone quickly came to report, Fang Xin couldn't help frowning, he had already returned to the journey, and someone else reported, it must be a big deal
"What's the matter?" As soon as the carriage stopped and let him in, Fang Xin asked, the person who came was a second-class guard
There are 1,500 guards in the inner palace, all of whom are loyal and strong in martial arts, which are divided into five ranks, five guards nine grades, enjoy nine grade treatment, four rank guards eight grades, third class guards seven grades, second class guards six grades, first class guards five grades - the guard foreman minister is the fourth grade
"Your Majesty, the fleet of the Imperial Interior Office, has discovered Silver Mountain on an overseas island, this is preliminary information."
"Oh?" Fang Xin took a look, and gradually, his face changed slightly
Due to the concept of continents, and the fact that there are no other continents in this world, the ocean is not valued, and even if there are many traversers to guide it, it is useless
After all, if it is not profitable, it will not prosper, and it will only be used as an embellishment on the coastal islands, or the development of supply ports
As long as Fang Xin also sent a fleet to expand the chart, he would find an island unexpectedly
The island is no more than a hundred square kilometres in size, but one of the peaks is reported to contain a large number of silver mines, and several of them are open-pit silver mines
Seeing this, Fang was confident in a move, a strange premonition, spontaneously born (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to qidiancom, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )